Election Commission will meet on Tuesday to decide on poll code violation complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, a senior poll panel official said on Monday. The commission spelt out the timeline at its media briefing on the fourth phase of polling. Hours earlier, the Congress had moved the Supreme Court complaining that the Election Commission had been sitting on numerous complaints alleging model code of conduct violations against PM Modi and Amit Shah. In her petition, Congress leader Sushmita Dev alleged that both indulged in hate speeches and used armed forces for “political propaganda. Deputy Election Commissioner Kumar Sandep Saxena explained the time taken to process poll code violations saying the commission had to complete its due diligence including investigations by the legal wing, election expenditure, media and planning.

Source: Hindustan Times April 29, 2019 14:41 UTC